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Fritzi Weitzmann Owens at her home in Manhattan with a photo of herself at the age of 14 in Albanian attire. Her family fled Vienna with the help of Albanian King Zog to escape Nazi rule. The family became the official royal photographers. Ann Hermes/staff

A photo album of Fritzi Weitzmann Owens' family during their time in Albania. Ann Hermes/Staff

Albanian King Zog with the Albanian Queen photographed by the Weitzmann family. Ann Hermes/Staff

A portrait of King Lekka, son of Albania’s King Zog, who helped rescue Jews including the family of Fritzi Weitzmann Owens, from Norman Gershman's exhibition, Besa: Muslims Who Saved Jews
in World War II. Courtesy of Norman Gershman

Portrait of Haxhi Dede Reshat Bardhi, head of the Muslim Bektashi order in Albania, from Norman Gershman's exhibition, Besa: Muslims Who Saved Jews
in World War II. Courtesy of Norman Gershman

A declaration from Albanian King Zog proclaiming the Weitzmann family official royal photographers. Ann Hermes/ Staff

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A crackdown on transfers to Somalia to block Al Shabaab funding has had a major impact on Somali-American communities. Lawmakers are working on a contingency plan to prevent a potential humanitarian crisis.

ByJohnny Magdaleno, ContributorMarch 3, 2015

Omar Faruk/ Reuters

For the last three weeks, Ali Eishe has been scrambling to find a way to send money to his nieces and nephews in Somalia.